"There was no tension here," Canty said, standing next to a black Cadillac Escalade outside the building. "I know that hasn't exactly been the (same) around the rest of the league, but coming in here was like we never left. Coaches are excited to have guys back in the building, and we're just excited to move forward and get back to work."

When reporters told Canty that players who reported to the Jets practice facility in Florham Park were told they couldn't work out or meet with coaches , he said, "OK, but this is the New York Football Giants … it's not the Jets."

I get that we're in a confusing legal limbo amid tense negotiations, and no one wants to make a hasty move, but let's squash the narrative right now that the players and the owners are supposed to be enemies. They're occasionally uneasy partners in a very profitable industry, and both are looking for a larger slice of the pie. Labor issues are just business, nothing personal.

That said, football's going to return one day. And everyone's going to remember which side was a dick to the other.